Assignment – Week 8

DUE: OCT 26, 2020

Submit: Annotation of a Qualitative Research Article

This week, you will submit the annotation of a qualitative research article on a topic of your interest. Narrative, ethnographic, grounded theory, case study, and phenomenology are examples of types of research designs or approaches used in qualitative research.

An annotation consists of three separate paragraphs that cover three respective components: summary, analysis, and application. These three components convey the relevance and value of the source. As such, an annotation demonstrates your critical thinking about, and authority on, the source topic. This week’s annotation is a precursor to the annotated bibliography assignment due in Week 10.

An annotated bibliography is a document containing selected sources accompanied by a respective annotation of each source. In preparation for your own future research, an annotated bibliography provides a background for understanding a portion of the existing literature on a particular topic. It is also a useful first step in gathering sources in preparation for writing a subsequent literature review as part of a dissertation.

Please review the assignment instructions below and click on the underlined words for information about how to craft each component of an annotation.

Please use the document “Annotated Bibliography Template with Example” for additional guidance.

It is recommended that you use the grading rubric as a self-evaluation tool before submitting your assignment.   

· Search for a qualitative research article from a peer-reviewed journal on a topic in education.

· Before you read the full article and begin your annotation, locate the methodology section in the article to be sure that the article describes a qualitative study. Confirm that one of the types of qualitative research designs or approaches, such as narrative, ethnographic, grounded theory, case study, or phenomenology, was used in the study.

· Annotate one qualitative research article from a peer-reviewed journal on a topic of your interest.

Prepare an annotated bibliography that includes the following:

A one-paragraph introduction that provides context for why you selected the six research articles you did: two quantitative, two qualitative, and two MMR.

A reference list entry in APA Style for each of the six articles that follows proper formatting. 

Follow each reference list entry with a three-paragraph annotation that includes:

An application as illustrated in this example

An analysis

A summary

A one-paragraph conclusion that presents a synthesis of the six articles.

Format your annotated bibliography in Times New Roman, 12-point font, double-spaced. A separate References list page is not needed for this assignment.

1. Heneghan, A., Stein, R. E. K., Hurlburt, M. S., Zhang, J., Rolls-Reutz, J., Fisher, E., … Horwitz, S. M. (2013). Mental health problems in teens investigated by US child welfare agencies. Journal of Adolescent Health, 52(5), 634–640. 

2. Hart LM, Morgan AJ, Rossetto A, Kelly CM, Mackinnon A, Jorm AF. Helping adolescents to better support their peers with a mental health problem: A cluster-randomised crossover trial of teen Mental Health First Aid. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 2018;52(7):638-651. doi:10.1177/0004867417753552

3. Mccarthy, A., Asghar, S., Wilens, T., Romo, S., Kamin, H., Jellinek, M., & Murphy, M. (2016). Using a brief parent-report measure to track outcomes for children and teens with ADHD. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 47(3), 407-416. doi:http://dx.doi.org.library.capella.edu/10.1007/s10578-015-0575-6

4. Garmy, P., Berg, A., & Clausson, E. K. (2015). A qualitative study exploring adolescents’ experiences with a school-based mental health program. BMC public health, 15, 1074. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-2368-z

5. Weitkamp K, Klein E, Midgley N. The Experience of Depression: A Qualitative Study of Adolescents With Depression Entering Psychotherapy. Global Qualitative Nursing Research. January 2016. doi:10.1177/2333393616649548

6. Schulte-Körne G. (2016). Mental Health Problems in a School Setting in Children and Adolescents. Deutsches Arzteblatt international, 113(11), 183–190. https://doi.org/10.3238/arztebl.2016.0183